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Ban Ki-moon Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations.
Personal
Birth place: Chunchongbuk-do Umsong, Republic of Korea
Birth name: Ban Ki-moon
Education: Seoul National University, B.A., 1970; Harvard University, M.A., 1985
Other Facts
Name is pronounced Bahn Gi-moon, with the K uttered as a hard “g.”
As a teen, he won a Red Cross-sponsored trip to the United States. He met President John F. Kennedy and decided then that he wanted to become a diplomat.
Timeline
1972-1974
1974-1978
1978-1980 – Secretary, South Korean Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations.
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October 9, 2006
October 13, 2006
January 1, 2007-
March 22, 2007
– Makes an unannounced visit to Baghdad, Iraq, to meet with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. During a live news conference with Maliki in Baghdad’s Green Zone, a rocket hits just outside the room.
January 20, 2009 – Tours the burned-out ruins of the UN compound in Gaza City which was destroyed by an Israeli bomb.
June 21, 2011 – Ban is appointed to a second term as UN secretary-general, by acclamation.
December 9, 2011
– Ban pays an unannounced visit to Mogadishu, the first time a UN chief has visited Somalia in nearly 20 years.
April 30, 2012
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Addresses Myanmar‘s Parliament, becoming the first foreigner to do so since military rule began in 1962.
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